Why do we get sick?
The cause of a seasonal cold is hypothermia - local or general. If you dress out of season and get cold, you can easily get sick by catching a virus. Diseases of the upper respiratory tract are caused by viruses, more than two hundred of them are known. They are transmitted quite easily: through coughing and sneezing, as well as objects and dirty hands. All diseases caused by these viruses are accompanied by such common symptoms as sore throat, fever, cough, runny nose.
Secondary factors that increase the risk of catching a cold are stress, physical overload, lack of rest. Being in closed, poorly ventilated (or, on the contrary, with drafts), rooms with overdried air and dust also plays a significant role in this.
Chronic pathologies weaken the body's defenses: allergies, chronic sinusitis, tonsillitis, sore teeth, chronic bronchitis, gastrointestinal diseases. The reasons may also be some features of the structure of the respiratory organs, which complicates the movement of protective mucus in the nasal cavity.
How to avoid complications?
Stay at home, barely feeling the first signs of the disease. If your condition does not improve within three to five days, you feel weak, you have a high temperature, new symptoms have appeared, consult a doctor. If the frequency of colds is more than four times a year, an otolaryngologist's consultation is required.
In the "Dobrobut" Medical Network, qualified doctors with many years of work experience prescribe, if necessary, drugs with interferon, anti-inflammatory and anti-edema for the prevention of complications in the treatment of colds.
Prevention of colds in the autumn period:
1. Do not neglect healthy sleep, avoid excessive physical activity. Nutrition should be complete, if necessary, take vitamins. Preventive measures can also be hardening and speleotherapy (staying for the purpose of recovery in the microclimate of salt mines).
2. Be attentive to hand hygiene and cleanliness of premises.
3. Dress according to the season.
4. Drink clean water in sufficient quantity, humidify the air in the room.
5. Treat chronic diseases in a timely manner, carry out dental rehabilitation.
6. To reduce the frequency of diseases and stimulate local immunity, the method of cryo-hardening of the nose and throat is used (according to the indications and prescription of the doctor).
7. The doctor can recommend taking local and systemic immunomodulators.
8. Beware of crowded places, especially during epidemics.
To receive information about treatment and make an appointment with an otolaryngologist or to call a doctor at home, call the contact center of MM "Dobrobut".
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